Teaching Resources
Selected Australian Songs (TCL)
By Australian Composers
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18 Songs as listed on the Trinity College Singing Syllabus from 2005 to 2010.
1 Lullaby (Stove), c.3'34
2 An Angry Cactus Does No Good (Yates), c.1'50
3 The Trouble with Geraniums (Yates), c.1'44
4 Dreams at Eventide (Keats), c.2'49
5 My Dark-eyed Acushla (Keats), c.3'22
6 I Will Build my House in the Water (Keats), c.1'39
7 The Lamb (Keats), c.3'48
8 Love's Secret (Keats), c.2'12
9 Plucking the Rushes (Keats), c.2'35
10 Love Song (Stove), c.2'26
11 Epigram I (Yates), c.2'41
12 Epigram II (Yates), c.1'38
13 Epigram III (Yates), c.1'38
14 Epigram IV (Yates), c.2'49
15 Nature's Changes (Dixon), c.2'32
16 Columbine (Keats), c.2'04
17 Sea Wraith (Keats), c.3'10
18 Evening (Dixon), c.3'02
For more details on these songs, including audio samples see individually listed songs or "Songs From Australia" on this website.
ISMN M720065380
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Senior Music 2nd Edition
By Meryl Jackson-Kew, Aleksandar Vujic
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A comprehensive resource textbook for Elective Senior Music
Senior Music is a collection of music pieces that are suitable for music study in years 10, 11 and 12. It has been designed for the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (already covered in our published books 2 and 3), Queensland, Western Australian, Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian Certificate of Education and Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training.
Each topic explores the concepts/elements of music-pitch, duration/rhythm, texture, tone colour/timbre, structure/form, dynamics and expressive techniques, as well as unity and contrast.
Further exploration of each music work is enhanced through research questions in the Musicology section of the book. This section requires the student to use the process of critical and creative thinking when investigating, analysing and evaluating the music.
All exercises and questions are designed to be analysed at the student's pace and not under examination conditions. They can be used to enhance practise in writing graphic notation and aural analysis. Each excerpt of music has a main focus question. Also included are other activities which will provide various approaches to aural analysis.
Music educators and students have options to choose which content from the textbook is relevant to their curriculum and study needs. The book is also indexed.
Written 2017
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Seven Heads, The
By Paul Turner
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Seven studies in improvisation for saxophone and piano. Grades 5 to 7. Duration: between c.2'30 and 5'00.
Composed 2021
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ISMN 9790673141292
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Sight Reading Adventures - Book 1, Grades 1 - 3
By Miriam Hyde
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Sight reading for pianists from Grades 1 - 3.Sight Reading Adventures - Book 2, Grades 4 - 7
By Miriam Hyde
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Sight reading for pianists from Grades 4 - 7.
Books for Grades 1-3 and Polyphonic also available online and Grade 8 - Dip.
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ISMN 9790720151823
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Sight Reading Adventures - Book 3, Polyphonic
By Miriam Hyde
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Sight reading for pianists from Grades 5th and upwards.This book offers a wide variety of styles, keys, rhythms and textures within one cover - supplement to Books 1 and 2. students from 5th Grade upwards could attempt and profit by these examples. Not only is a polyphonic sight reading test given in the more advanced exams, but there is a special art in reading such music, and a special value to be derived from it
Books for Grades 1-3, 4-7 also available, and books Grade 8-Dip.
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ISMN 979072015830
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Sight Reading Adventures - Book 4, Grades 8 - Dip.
By Miriam Hyde
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Sight reading for piano, Grade 8 - Dip.Download samples
ISMN 9790720159645
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By Miriam Hyde
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Sight-reading for Advanced Pianists
By Katie Zhukov
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Compiled and edited by Dr Katie Zhukov
This new curriculum was developed to address lack of good sight-reading skills in many advanced pianists. It is based on research findings of a University of Queensland project that compared three different approaches to sight-reading training (accompanying, rhythm and style) and combined these into a single course. The new curriculum underwent two trials in four institutions and was refined following staff and student feedback. The students using this hybrid program had improved significantly in their sight-reading skills on completion of training.
The course consists of 10 weeks of materials that can be utilised in small-group tutorials or individual piano lessons. The curriculum can be used as a stand-alone elective course in sight-reading or as supplementary materials for keyboard skills or accompanying classes. Each week focuses on three areas: rhythm training, solo repertoire in four mainstream musical styles and duet playing. The pieces consist of examples from the traditional repertoire and are greatly varied in style: using artistically rich examples is a deliberate strategy, employed to increase student engagement with the process. The chosen works utilise a wide range of keys to address impact of key difficulty on sight-reading as highlighted by research. The level of difficulty is pitched 2-3 grades below advanced to correspond with typical sight-reading materials used by examining bodies.
The feedback from teachers who trialled the curriculum has been very positive:
“An excellent source for teachers and students alike – well-structured and containing interesting material. My students were keen to improve their sight-reading and found this approach very helpful. I enjoyed playing the duets with them, and found that the whole process gave me greater insight into their individual strengths and weaknesses, which in turn enabled me to assist each student better.”
Dr Arabella Teniswood-Harvey
Conservatorium of Music
University of Tasmania
“Katie Zhukov’s Sight-Reading for Advanced Pianists fills a void in the current sight-reading literature that makes it required reading for all aspiring pianists and their teachers. Of especial interest are the numerous rhythmic exercises that not only consolidate essential sight-reading skills, but also bring interest and variety to scale/arpeggio practice.”
Glenn Riddle
Lecturer in Keyboard
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
“Sight-Reading for Advanced Pianists is a tremendous resource for advanced and ambitious intermediate piano students in either private studio or tertiary settings. Underpinned by peer-reviewed research into the development of sight-reading skills, this text can be used as sequential material for a term’s coursework, or dipped into on a more informal basis.”
Dr Liam Viney, Director of Piano, School of Music, University of Queensland
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ISMN 9790720140650
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Six Ears
By Karlin G Love
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Cello Trio - to develop ensemble skills
These trios are designed to develop ensemble listening skills. Rather than use dynamic markings, roles are indicated, such as ‘lead, harmony, melody, bass line, accompaniment’.
All parts are of similar difficulty, Grumble is the easiest; Role Play is the most difficult.
1. Grumble, c.2'30
2. Not Yet, c.2'00
3. Disturbingly Beautiful, c.1'45
4. Role Play, c.3'00
Composed 2015
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ISMN 9790720209074
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So You Haven't Practiced, Let's Sight Read - Book 1
By Joanne Burrows
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77 piano solos for sight reading at beginner level.Graded pieces for students to learn in one week. One of three graded albums.
Composed 2012
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ISMN 9790720126982
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So You Haven't Practiced, Let's Sight Read - Book 2
By Joanne Burrows
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52 piano solos for sight reading at early Elementary level. Graded pieces for students to learn in one week. One of three albums.Composed 2012
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ISMN 9790720126999
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